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Check out a new interview and performance by Don(with guitarist Andy Brown)on
"Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired" on NPR stations August 6-12 (check local listings),
or on your favorite podcast...

Fine writeup. I attended the Centrum choro week, a real thrill. Jovino was there and I now play a tune we heard the faculty perform, his "Pontapé".

For a guy from the East Coast, Port Townsend...

Wow, great read! Lots of history there, and a terrific job of putting it all together for us. Thanks, Al. :)

So sorry to hear of David's passing. Condolences.

I always loved this video of David playing Little Martha. So sweet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLvDHv0jldM

PLvDHv0jldM

Dawg interviewed Ry and the interview appeared in a MWN issue in 1979. Here's the salient part relative to this thread.

Hamilton is a jazz man!

The audio is recorded and mixed brilliantly. The video is amazing too.

i always love hearing a mandolin in the company of this kind of rhythm section. It has to be the...

that's quiet impressive, not expecting the lady to come in take it to another height...

Hi all,

I'm super excited by the mandolin I just received from Oliver Apitius. It's his Yorkville model. In my opinion, there is no mandolin that's better suited to Jazz. For anyone interested,...

If all else fails, look at the saddle. I had one instrument like you describe and finally noticed that the slots for the A strings were made with a downward angle towards the forward edge. Thus the...

This isn't played by a mandolin, but the sound is close.
Its one of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard.
[After 2:45, it detours to other themes I don't find as interesting]

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Ryland "Ry" Cooder (born 1947) is a well-known and highly-regarded musician, a record and movie producer, and a short-story writer. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. According to Taj Mahal,...

I hope to catch most of these, thanks Al!

If anyone listening to these in the Chicago area wants to hear Julie, Geraldo plus several other talented musicians, come to the monthly Roda de Choro on...

Thanks, listening now. BTW, drop the “www” as Safari thinks it is a fake. Proper URL is https://kptz.org

I downloaded the new Hamilton recording, “Jacob Bossa”. Brilliant playing, and I did...

Hello, this is Tim Connell -

I'm very happy to let you know about a brand new opportunity to study choro with the masters here in North America.

Choro Camp New England (June 25-29, 2019) is...

For a number of months I've been learning the Barry Harris system for improvising bebop. I think it is a great way to learn this style. I've done a few videos so people can check it out if they are...

I like
C-E7-Am-C7 F-A7-Dm-D#dim C-(Em-Ebm)Dm-G7 1 C-C#dim-Dm-G+ 2 C-F7-C (Gm7-C7)

bridge F6-F#dim C6-C7 F6-F#dim Em-Ebm-Dm-G7 then repeat the A section using the second ending
...

Here is another clip, from our early work on the Miles tune. This time I am using my smallest cabinet, with one 6'5" cone, amp is the GK MB200. Almuse 10-string solid body with Ryder pickups.
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I ended up with spare time I didn't expect today, so here is my submission.


https://youtu.be/-6xb8h_XK-k

Thought I'd park this picture here for long-term keeping. Trading a few texts with Jim Baggett, the owner of Mass Street Music, the guitar guy on Antiques Roadshow, etc. He and Bill were best...

One of the pillars of the golden age of luthiery. RIP Bill

The announcement is on the Collings Facebook page.

Or use the country singers mantra:

"There's no money above the 3rd fret" :)):crying::mandosmiley:

Hi, this is a rhythm called Baião, from the north-east of Brazil.

My mandolin is a Tercio Ribeiro 10 strings.

Hope you guys like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k3H7hJNWzY

Marilynn Mair just sent a note and rather than making this into a news item we thought it would fit just as well or better here.

Here's the lowdown from Marilynn:

My friend Marcilio Lopes, the...

Sorry about the bad link.
https://youtu.be/CF8kzKgAFp8

I've been a "semi-professional" jazz player most of my life, and David is absolutely correct. Your guitarist wants you to change the chords to match his soloing,,it's the other way around,,his...